Yahoo! Music API Guide

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Track RSS Response (application/xml - rss:rss)

Output is as per RSS 2.0 standard. Microsoft simple list extensions specifications are used for sorting/grouping the items. My yahoo open modules are supported in the output.

RSS

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
     xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
     version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <cf:treatAs>list</cf:treatAs>
    <title>Y! Music Unlimited Top Songs</title>
    <link>http://music.yahoo.com</link>
    <description>Top 1 Most Played and Downloaded Songs on Yahoo! Music Unlimited</description>
    <language>EN</language>
    <copyright>Copyright (c) 2006 Yahoo! Inc.</copyright>
    <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:17:10 PST</lastBuildDate>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:17:10 PST</pubDate>
    <ttl>10</ttl>
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" 
          type="text/xsl" 
          rel="display:module:narrow" 
          href="http://rss.music.yahoo.com/xsl/rss.xsl"/>
    <image>
      <url>http://l.yimg.com/ec/rss/ymusic_logo_stroke.jpg</url>
      <link>http://music.yahoo.com/</link> 
      <title>Yahoo! Music</title>
    </image>
    <cf:listinfo>
      <cf:sort ns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
               label="Artist Name" 
               element="credit" 
               data-type="text"/>
      <cf:sort ns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
               label="Song Name" 
               element="title" 
               data-type="text"/>
    </cf:listinfo> 
    <item>
      <title>#1: Lips Of An Angel - Hinder</title>
      <link>http://pa.yahoo.com/*<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
              http://music.yahoo.com/ymu-24192928-1-1" 
         target="_top">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
              http://music.yahoo.com/ymu-24192928-1-1</a></link>
      <description>(C) 2005 Universal.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:17:10 PST</pubDate>
      <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                       xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                       xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                       xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/">
        <table border="0" 
               width="500"> 
          <tr valign="top" 
              align="left" 
              width="100%"> 
            <td align="left" 
                width="80" 
                valign="top"> 
              <a href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                       http://music.yahoo.com/track/24192928"" 
                 target="_top">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                       http://music.yahoo.com/track/24192928"</a>> 
                <img border="0" 
                   src="http://l.yimg.com/ec/000/026/405/26405637.jpg" 
                   height="80" 
                   width="80"> 
                </img> 
              </a> </td> 
            <td width="32" align="center"> 
               <a href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                       http://music.yahoo.com/ymu-24192928-1-1"" 
                  target="_top">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                       http://music.yahoo.com/ymu-24192928-1-1"</a>> 
                 <img border="0" 
                   src="http://l.yimg.com/ec/common/play.gif" 
                   width="24" 
                   height="20" /> 
               </a> 
            </td> 
            <td align="left" 
                width="410" 
                valign="top"> 
              <font size="2" 
                    FACE="Helvetica,Arial,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> 
                <b> 
                  <a style="color:black;text-decoration:none" 
                     href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                          http://music.yahoo.com/track/24192928"" 
                     target="_top">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                          http://music.yahoo.com/track/24192928"</a>>Lips Of An Angel</a> 
                </b> 
                <br /> 
                <a style="color:black;text-decoration:none" 
                   href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                        http://music.yahoo.com/ar-21630442"" 
                   target="_top">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37895/*
                        http://music.yahoo.com/ar-21630442"</a>>Hinder</a> 
                <br /> 
              </font> 
              <br /> 
              <font size="1" 
                    FACE="Helvetica,Arial,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> (C) 2005 Universal. </font> 
              </td> 
            </tr> 
          </table>
        </content:encoded>
      <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss"
                     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                     xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                     xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                     medium="audio">
                     <media:player width="520" 
                                   height="690" 
                                   url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37894/*
                                   <a href="http://music.yahoo.com/ymu-24192928-1-1""
                                      target="_top">http://music.yahoo.com/ymu-24192928-1-1"</a>/>
     </media:content>
     <media:credit xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                        xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                        xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                        xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                        cf:name="credit" role="artist">Hinder</media:credit>
     <media:title xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                  xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                  xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                  cf:name="title" type="plain">Lips Of An Angel</media:title>
     <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                      xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                      xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                      xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                      url="http://l.yimg.com/ec/000/026/405/26405637.jpg" 
                      height="80" width="80"/>
     <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                      xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                      xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                      xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                      url="http://l.yimg.com/ec/000/026/405/26405635.jpg" 
                      height="135" 
                      width="135"/>
    <ymusic:asset xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                  xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                  xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                  type="artist">
      <ymusic:link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37894/*
                   <a href="http://music.yahoo.com/ar-21630442" 
                      target="_top">http://music.yahoo.com/ar-21630442</a>
      </ymusic:link>
    </ymusic:asset>
    <ymusic:asset xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                  xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                  xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" 
                  type="Song">
      <ymusic:link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/ms/RSSfeeds/ymulink/evt=37894/*
                   <a href="http://music.yahoo.com/track/24192928" 
                      target="_top">http://music.yahoo.com/track/24192928</a>
      </ymusic:link>
    </ymusic:asset> 
    <ymusic:chart xmlns:ymusic="http://music.yahoo.com/rss/1.0/ymusic/" 
                  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 
                  xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" 
                  xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" >
      <ymusic:rank type="current" 
                   cf:name="chartCurrentRank">1</ymusic:rank>
      </ymusic:chart> 
    </item> 
  </channel> 
</rss>